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Narcissism is described as having a \u201cdark and negative\u201d side as well as a \u201cpositive or bright\u201d side. The bright side of narcissism, in particular, has been studied for its role in leadership. In studies among military personnel in Finland and Hungary, the NPI has been associated with positive leadership traits. We assessed if measures of narcissistic personality were predictive of entrance to and graduation from the Army Ranger Course among United States (U.S.) Army personnel.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Materials and Methods<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>We included the NPI as one of the measures in the Ranger Resilience and Improved Performance on Phospholipid-bound Omega-3\u2019s (RRIPP-3) study. RRIPP-3 was a double-blind, placebo-controlled dietary supplement intervention trial at Fort Benning, GA, that enrolled 555 officers when they entered the U.S. Army Infantry Basic Officer Leadership Course (IBOLC) with the intention to complete the U.S. Ranger School. RRIPP-3 volunteer participants consumed eight dietary supplements daily containing 2.3\u2009g of omega-3 (krill oil) or macadamia nut oil (control) over a 20-week period. Blood spot samples were collected to monitor intake compliance. Cognitive functioning, resilience, and mood were assessed at approximately 14 and 16\u2009weeks. Dietary intake was also assessed. The 40-item, forced-choice NPI was included to assess if three factors of narcissism: Leadership\/Authority, Grandiose\/Exhibitionism, and Entitlement\/Exploitativeness measures of narcissistic personality were associated with entrance to and graduation from the Army Ranger Course.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>Of the 555 soldiers enrolled in RRIPP-3, there were no statistically significant differences in the total NPI scores comparing U.S. Army IBOLC officers who enrolled (n\u2009=\u2009225) versus did not enroll (n\u2009=\u2009330, p\u2009=\u2009.649) or graduated (n\u2009=\u200995; versus did not graduate [n\u2009=\u2009460, p\u2009=\u2009.451]) from the Ranger Course. None of the three-factor NPI subscales differed statistically comparing either enrollment in (p\u2009=\u2009.442, .510, and .589, respectively) or graduation from the Ranger Course (p\u2009=\u2009.814, .508, and .813, respectively).<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>Although narcissism has been positively associated with military trainee success in other countries, we did not find an association between narcissism and trainee success among U.S. Army trainees, and accordingly the level of narcissism did not predict trainee success or failure.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1093\/milmed\/usad365","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2023,9,22]],"date-time":"2023-09-22T17:25:09Z","timestamp":1695403509000},"page":"e766-e772","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Narcissism Is Not Associated With Success in\u00a0U.S. Army Soldier Training"],"prefix":"10.1093","volume":"189","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-5156-9529","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Jill C","family":"Newman","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Medicine, College of Medicine, Medical University of South Carolina , Charleston, SC 29425, USA"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-5691-5347","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Angela M","family":"Malek","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Public Health Sciences, College of Medicine, Medical University of South Carolina , Charleston, SC 29425, USA"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Joseph R","family":"Hibbeln","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Psychiatry and Behavioral Health, Barton Health , South Lake Tahoe, CA 96150, USA"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Marcie","family":"Pregulman","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, College of Medicine, Medical University of South Carolina , Charleston, SC 29425, USA"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Gregory A","family":"Burbelo","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Smiths Station, AL 36877, USA"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Travis H","family":"Turner","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Neurology, College of Medicine, Medical University of South Carolina , Charleston, SC 29425, USA"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-1250-4949","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Bernadette P","family":"Marriott","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Medicine, College of Medicine, Medical University of South Carolina , Charleston, SC 29425, USA"},{"name":"Military Division, Department of Psychiatry, College of Medicine, Medical University of South Carolina , Charleston, SC 29425, USA"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"286","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2023,9,20]]},"reference":[{"issue":"5","key":"2024022722290202600_R1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"529","DOI":"10.1016\/j.jsams.2019.12.010","article-title":"Differential recovery rates of\u00a0fitness following U.S. Army Ranger training","volume":"23","author":"Conkright","year":"2020","journal-title":"J Sci Med in Sport"},{"issue":"1","key":"2024022722290202600_R2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"89","DOI":"10.1016\/j.jsams.2021.08.005","article-title":"Changes in\u00a0energy balance, body composition, metabolic profile and\u00a0physical performance in\u00a0a 62-day Army Ranger training in\u00a0a hot-humid environment","volume":"25","author":"Gan","year":"2022","journal-title":"J Sci Med in Sport"},{"issue":"3","key":"2024022722290202600_R3","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"956","DOI":"10.1210\/jc.2013-3046","article-title":"Recovery of\u00a0endocrine and\u00a0inflammatory mediators following an extended energy deficit","volume":"99","author":"Henning","year":"2014","journal-title":"J Clin Endocrinol Metab"},{"issue":"12","key":"2024022722290202600_R4","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"1663","DOI":"10.1177\/0146167208324101","article-title":"Leader emergence: the case of\u00a0the narcissistic leader","volume":"34","author":"Brunell","year":"2008","journal-title":"Pers Soc Psychol Bull"},{"key":"2024022722290202600_R5","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1016\/j.paid.2021.111339","article-title":"Dark and\u00a0Strong! 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